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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread neologism #172735 01/21/2008 9:48 PM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 machita stranger machita stranger Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1 Ive come up with a new word to describe the huge mansions going up in my neighborhood: IMMENSEOSITY. > A combination of immense and monstrosity. > What do you think? > Machita Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: neologism machita #172740 01/21/2008 11:57 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: machita > What do you think? I think I want to pronounce the E (im mens ee OS i ty) per the spelling and I don't think it should be pronounced. If you don't want the E to be pronounced try spelling it IMMENSOSITY. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: neologism Faldage #172753 01/22/2008 2:17 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont we just call them McMansions, here. welcome mac! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: neologism Buffalo Shrdlu #172813 01/23/2008 4:34 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Immenseosity = more floor space, less home. Immensosity = more floor space, less taste. Is there a term for words that are almost synonyms? eg. PS bienvenida(o?) Machita Last edited by Zed; 01/23/2008 4:45 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: neologism Zed #172822 01/23/2008 11:32 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Most synonyms at least purport to have shades of meaning. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: neologism Faldage #172826 01/23/2008 1:10 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Immansioneosity. (emphasis on -neo) The neo form/mesurement of immense mansions. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: neologism BranShea #172833 01/23/2008 4:41 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Being that -osity is a common ending, I can't tell that immenseosity (with or without the e) is not just plain immense-ness or immense verbosity or immense bellicosity or ... How about immenstrosity? In addition to McMansions, we also call them starter castles around here. Last edited by Myridon; 01/23/2008 4:43 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: neologism machita #172846 01/24/2008 4:27 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Welcome Machita. I'm not sure the meaning of immenseosity is immediately apparent. If I read it in a paragraph, I'd be highly dependant on the sentences around it to know what it meant. I'd probably say the thing was hugely ugly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,429 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 17 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,244 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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